Where does “inflecting” come from?

inflecting (English) comes from English inflect, from Latin īnflectō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

inflecting (English): present participle of inflect

Definitions

  1. present participle of inflect

Ancestry of “inflecting”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinflectTo cause to curve inwards; To change the tone or...
2Latinīnflectōto bend, curve, bow
3Latinīn-un-, non-, not
4Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “inflecting”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Latin īn- →Every word from Proto-Italic en →